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... never expressed a wish without having it instantly gratified . While Laura was very young , this excessive indulgence did not appear to produce any bad effect , as she was naturally good - tempered and kind - hearted ; but as she grew ...
... never expressed a wish without having it instantly gratified . While Laura was very young , this excessive indulgence did not appear to produce any bad effect , as she was naturally good - tempered and kind - hearted ; but as she grew ...
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... as possible , remain- ing standing while Mrs. Cecil and Laura passed through . Laura felt her heart sink again at this unnatural quietude . " This will never do for me , " thought she , " I have often made much more 9 ...
... as possible , remain- ing standing while Mrs. Cecil and Laura passed through . Laura felt her heart sink again at this unnatural quietude . " This will never do for me , " thought she , " I have often made much more 9 ...
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... never can be so quiet as those young ladies . They looked like waxen images . I never can be like them . " " But , Laura , " said Mrs. Cecil , " what would you have thought if they had all been whispering and talking when we passed ...
... never can be so quiet as those young ladies . They looked like waxen images . I never can be like them . " " But , Laura , " said Mrs. Cecil , " what would you have thought if they had all been whispering and talking when we passed ...
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... never , never can be like them . ” By this time they arrived at the inn , and the bustle of unpacking and packing up again occupied Laura so completely that she had no time to grieve . Some things were to be purchased ; and in short so ...
... never , never can be like them . ” By this time they arrived at the inn , and the bustle of unpacking and packing up again occupied Laura so completely that she had no time to grieve . Some things were to be purchased ; and in short so ...
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... girl , and her name is Flora Debrée , she's always telling tales of the little ones , and does all sorts of disagreeable things . The one standing next her is a dreadfully mean girl , she has never spent a farthing in 18 LAURA MERVILLE .
... girl , and her name is Flora Debrée , she's always telling tales of the little ones , and does all sorts of disagreeable things . The one standing next her is a dreadfully mean girl , she has never spent a farthing in 18 LAURA MERVILLE .
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